[mythtv-users] Motherboard / CPU recommendations

[Kenni Lund]

Den 23/12/2013 16.25 skrev "BobW" <bob_pub_mailbox-mytv at yahoo.com>:
>
> On 12/22/2013 18:59, Kenni Lund wrote:
> > If it's a combined backend/frontend, go for a Haswell-based processor
> > within your price range (even the cheap Pentium G3220 has 4-5x the
> > processing power of the Atom D2550 CPU):
> >
>
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haswell_(microarchitecture)#List_of_Haswell_processors
> >
> > As a motherboard I would just choose the cheapest MiniATX Intel
> > LGA1150 desktop board which had the connectors I needed.
>
> Thanks!
> Yes, my system is a FE/BE, and it does suffer from feature creep.
>
> So most of the MB issues with Mythbuntu are a thing of the past? I worry
> about digging up problems with incompatible bios or networks. (HDHR
> Tuner, so at least that should not add complexity to the BE.)

Hmm, I don't know, I stick to motherboards from Intel in an attempt to
avoid weird compatibility issues.

> Any issues with an on-board/on-CPU Intel Graphics? Or should I still
> plan to get a fanless NVidia add-on card?

I would still go for an Nvidia add-on card if I were you, as it allows you
to use the software decoder to get robust playback while still using the
Nvidia card for deinterlacing for best picture quality.

Best regards
Kenni
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